I have looked at the site but it does not look like an authentic GOK sponsored site. How can they get the Official Coat Of Arms Colors (It is obviously not RED!) wrong? Then, why would GOK go for a .org and not .go.ke domain? Further, no official contact information except some references to official GOK sites like kenya.go.ke.. Regards, John R. Gicharu ________________________________ From: John Kieti <jkieti@gmail.com> To: JOHN GICHARU <john_gicharu@yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sat, March 12, 2011 5:27:14 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] GoK Outsources OP Twitter a/c & Website While you are at it, what is so hard about our leadership emulating Paul Kagame on Twitter? On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM, warigia bowman <warigia@aucegypt.edu> wrote: Muchiri
It is very frustrating to hear that a US firm is managing this. I think that this "Mercedes" complex is a widespread and pernicious problem in Kenyan government.
We really need to focus on local capacity. We have one of the most educated workforces in Africa, indeed, in the world. Look at the American president!
Rigia
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com> wrote:
Hi Listers,
The website www.republicofkenya.org appears to be backed by the GoK but managed by a US firm. They also seem to handle the twitter account @insidekenya which indicates its the Twitter account for Office of the President. On both, it is explicitly stated that CLS & Associates distribute the content on behalf of OP for the government.
CLS have an impressive client list but with all the advancements I have seen in the web industry in Kenya over the last three years, I am certain a local firm could have handled this. In fact, there should be staffers in the government spokesman's office or the Kenya ICT Board who can work with the international PR firm and the local OP staff to update this website and profile.
How did this happen? How has the government mitigated against the risks of foreigners spreading misinformation using official online government channels? Is the entire government spokesman's office going to be outsourced as well?
http://www.republicofkenya.org http://www.twitter.com/insidekenya http://www.clsdc.com
Kind regards,
Muchiri Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com
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